Author Archives: Meg Rayborn Dawson

SCI-TECH NASA’s mission to ‘touch the sun’ surprises during first data delivery The Parker Solar Probe has swung past the sun twice, downloading more new science data than expected. AUGUST 1, 2019 4:27 PM PDT  CNET The Parker Solar Probe has … Continue reading →

Education Week’s blogs > Inside School ResearchSee our Research news coverage Sarah D. Sparks From achievement gaps and teacher evaluations to homework and student engagement, Education Week reporters help you understand the education research behind big policy debates and daily classroom concerns. « Teacher … Continue reading →

   THE PASTOR’S WIFE TELLS ABOUT PUTTING A “HONK IF YOU LOVE JESUS” STICKER ON HER REAR BUMPER AND GOING FOR A RIDE: The other day I went to the local religious bookstore where I saw a “HONK IF YOU LOVE … Continue reading →

Interview with Mike (“Dirty Jobs”) Rowe on Degradation of our language.  (5 mins) Mike Rowe is a TV personality who has championed the idea of young people seeking what he called in he title of his TV series  “Dirty Jobs.”  … Continue reading →

      Is too much coddling making students fragile?   BEHAVIOR & SOCIETY Kids Today Are Being Socialized to Think They’re Fragile Snowflakes A looming crisis and how to avert it By Michael Shermer | Scientific American December 2018 Issue Credit: Izhar … Continue reading →

Watch CBSN Live South Dakota will require “In God We Trust” signs in all public schools BY SOPHIE LEWIS JULY 26, 2019 / 1:45 PM / CBS NEWS A new law in South Dakota now requires all public schools across the … Continue reading →

July 25, 2019Food, Health & Medical, Weird Study: One Apple Carries Roughly 100 Million Bacteria* — Which Is A Good Thing by John Anderer  * Good luck trying to wash them off. SHARES930ShareTweet GRAZ, Austria — How does the old saying go? “100 … Continue reading →

U.S. manufacturers struggling to find  workers: turn to high schools By A high school student in Indiana’s Perry Central Community Schools welds a piece for a nearby manufacturing company. Photo by Jessie Higgins/UPI LEOPOLD, Ind., Dec. 4 (UPI) — Across America, … Continue reading →

How Algebra Ruins Lives + My Conversation with “Math” 80 percent of high school dropouts cited their inability to pass Algebra I as the primary reason for leaving school.    Medium (Somehow the photo above does not seem to fit … Continue reading →

  Bucco’s “Erin’s Law” Signed Requiring Child Sex Abuse Prevention Education in Every NJ Classroom Senate Passes Erin’s Law to Bring Child Sex Abuse Education to NJ Classrooms March 25, 2019  Contact: Senate Republicans / (609) 847-3600 Please Share: Bucco’s Bill named after … Continue reading →